Big Twin Cycling

Cardiovascular Health

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:33:04 +0000

I and my elder brother have always been friends. He is just 2 years elder to me and since the time I remember we have always been as a unit and always enjoyed each other’s company. I still remember once when he wanted to go out cycling with his friends after school, I hid his sports shoes in one of the lockers there. He was so scared, as he thought he lost his shoes and was also mad that he could not go cycling with his friends. When it was evening and was time for us to go for cycling, I brought it back to him and told him that I found it in the school. I have a feeling that he knew the whole story when he saw the shoes with me, but we never talked about it.

This joy of cycling with my bother has not only kept our brotherly love alive, but has also kept us healthier. There are many benefits of cycling. In fact it is one of the best aerobic exercises and can greatly benefit the cardiovascular health. The number of heart patients in the world today is a lot more than it was 10 years back. This is because of the fatty food we have, which is complemented by our lifestyle, which excludes walking and includes driving. Even when at work, most of us would have a job that just requires us to move our eyes and fingers, but the rest of the body remains stationed in the chair.

In order to keep the heart in shape you need to keep your heart rate at an elevated level for at least 20 minutes in a day. While this can be achieved by running or jogging, it can be more easily achieved by medium paced cycling. So if you are suffering from high or low blood pressure, diabetes or obesity, start cycling for at least 30 minutes a day and you will see a significant difference in a month’s time.

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An inevitable story of every enthusiast

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:04:34 +0000

Do you know the most difficult thing about having cycling as a hobby? Sooner or later, you will realize that it is time to move on to the next level. When that happens, you will need a lot of money and resources at your disposal to enjoy the sport. If your cycle a lot without focusing on the specifics, chances are high that you will end up with an injury. What is the point of riding an old and heavy cycle over long distances when you can enhance your speed drastically by going in for a new lightweight carbon fiber alloy cycle?

Once the cycling bug bites you, you will find this question to be a perfectly reasonable one and would not hesitate spending a few hundred dollars going in for a new cycle on an impulsive purchase decision. Of course, you will have to shell out a lot more if you go in for a brand new option. Things would have been manageable had it been about the cycle alone. What about the shoes? What about the clothes? What about the safety accessories? What about the extra time you spend flaunting all these new purchases amongst other individuals who enjoy cycling?

Soon, you will discover that you have strained your budget beyond the limit and have no other option but to sell some of the stuff you have purchased to balance the budget again. Every cycling enthusiast reaches this stage before coming back to earth and striking the right balance. It is like the individual who purchases a generator and goes in for really fancy exhaust control systems and a diesel fuel storage tank. After the initial euphoria, the person will probably sell the exhaust systems and retain the diesel fuel storage tank to balance the budget. The same is the case with cycling as well.

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From Porsche to Cycle

admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:03:05 +0000

Last weekend I met an old friend of mine who lives very close to my house and is a web designer for an online digital printing website. He was on his way to work and surprisingly he was cycling to work. I clearly remember the last time I saw him and then he was in his very attractive Porsche. Looking at me staring at him, he probably understood what I was thinking. He started telling me the benefits of cycling, something that I already knew about. In fact I go for cycling every day for a minimum of 45 minutes.

Many of us want to be fit, however want it the easy way. Believe it or not, cycling is one of the easy ways to stay healthy. Cycling can help us lose weight. It can keep our body in shape. It strengthens our lower body and enhances our stamina. The healthiest way to stay fit is regular bicycling.

Workout is indispensable; failing to do so would put you in risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease. Overweight is undoubtedly a result of no exercise. If you go cycling everyday it will help you burn your everyday extra calorie intake and may be a bit more. It births in you a healthy lifestyle which in turn keeps your heart and other parts of the body healthy. Cycling can boost your immune system as well. Cycling for 30-45 minutes a day can keep you away from diseases. 30 minutes of cycling can burn up nearly 250 calories. Bicycling is a good fortifier for your back and it strengthens your legs and makes the buttocks firm.

Having a good bicycle is also very important; it should match your size and must be intact. A slight fault in your bicycle can ruin the joy of biking.

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No Motivation To Exercise – Listen To Your Body

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:33:13 +0000

It is important to listen to your body when you are exercising to lose weight quickly. The body will always try to discourage you from exercising or undertakings strenuous activity. However, this phase will last for short time before the body adjusts to the new work schedule. Once that happens, your body will react favorably and you will lose a lot of weight provided you keep up the good work.

Once you have reached this stage, you should stop ignoring your body and start listening to the signs that it indicates. There may be days when you would have absolutely no motivation to work hard on losing weight. There have been many instances where trying to cycle more only caused me to lose interest faster. I knew that I ought to be working hard and ought to be using my willpower to subdue my body.

However, I discovered that such behavior indicated that the body was tired and required a bit of rest. I decided to skip cycling for that day and headed back home. Of course, I had to watch boring news about some celebrity filing a neck injury claim against an airline company. However, I rafted out and gave rest to my body. When I started exercising again, I realized that I was actually enthusiastic to work out harder.

There are times when your body deserves a break because of fatigue caused by excessive hard work. Listen to your body to avoid injuries that may stop your schedule and cause you to lose all the benefits of the good work you have done till date.

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Shoes for Speed

admin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:08:00 +0000

Cycling is an endurance test. When you really get into it you end up spending much more money then you thought you would. However it’s now summer! Now is the best time to get out the bike and trek across the great English countryside. There are some great places to see all from the comfort of your saddle. Just make sure you’re fully prepared and packed if you plan on taking the bike on an extended trip.

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, never forget assets like your feet, your arms, your hands and your head! Taking an extended cycling trip requires forward planning. If you don’t ensure you have the correct gear to support your assets you’ll find your hands, feet, arms and…ahem…rear end take one hell of a punishment before the first day’s riding is over. Let’s start with the feet.

Birkenstock shoes have become my new best friends. Recommended to me by a fellow cycling enthusiast, the sandals I bought last summer have lasted well and been through situations that lesser shoes aren’t able to handle. You can find a great selection online at Zalando. They are highly reputable and I’ve always received great service from them. So far I’ve ridden through heavy rain, sleet and mud in my sandals and not once has there been a dropped stitch or cracked sole. As all cyclists know it’s highly important to have good grip on the pedals and my sandals haven’t slipped once.

Moving onto your arms and bottom there are a couple of options available. For the arms I recommend getting hold of a pair of elbow guards. These aren’t so much to protect you if you fall off your bike…although they’ll certainly help! No, elbow guards come in handy when you’re riding through rough terrain and deep undergrowth. Things like nettles, loose branches and bushed along trail sides can all rip your elbows to shreds over a day. Elbow guards will protect you from that issue straight away.

To prevent saddle soreness, a good pair of cycle shorts/leggings is the only way to go. Most come with padded bottom’s to prevent your rear end from aching and cushion it from rough terrain. Men’s shorts usually come with an extra layer of padding around the crotch which can be extremely helpful.

If you’re planning on riding this summer, then take these points on board. They will help you enjoy your trips a lot more and stop you from patching yourself up when you could be enjoying the scenery.

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Don’t underestimate your footwear

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:03:54 +0000

One thing that cyclists should never underestimate is the type of shoes they wear when cycling. When I first began cycling seriously three years ago, it took me quite a while to find shoes that helped rather then hindered my efforts. You have to be careful what kind of sole you pick for cycling as too rough will reduce your flexibility on the pedals and too smooth or soft will give you no grip at all. So what are the best shoes to use?

There are many different styles and brands that you can get to assist, but the ones I have found help the most are brooks running shoes. A well recognised brand that has been going for over a hundred years, they can give a cyclist all the comfort he/she needs when out on a bike. My shoes give me great grip on the pedals whilst providing the flexibility I need when I need to move my foot position quickly. Technically the shoes I use for cycling are meant for running, but I haven’t really found that to be problem when out and about. You could wear flippers on your bike if you found they helped you cycle.

My point is, find the shoes that are right for you. Avoid clunky mountain boots or sneakers that cause you to slip all over the pedals, but if you find a pair of wellies or smart shoes helps you cycle with more confidence and control then use them! For me the best shoes just happened to be running shoes.

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Don’t underestimate your footwear

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:33:05 +0000

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Bicycles and Pollution

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:15:15 +0000

One of the most powerful weapons in the fight against pollution has been the bicycle. The bicycle is truly one of the greatest inventions ever made. When people first started using bikes they helped end the problem of horse droppings everywhere. In the modern world they do much more than that.

Did you know that you can build about one hundred bikes with the cost it takes to build just one car? People in the city mostly live within a few miles of work, so a bicycle could really prove to save on the cost and the environment.

A cyclist could spend time breathing exhaust fumes. These fumes are dangerous to your health. If you live in the city you know that cycling has benefits that counter the negatives. Here are some ways that you can protect your health while you are cycling:

· Wearing a mask or air filter will protect you from airborne particles however it may not protect you from carbon monoxide.

· You have to keep a distance from the back of trucks, buses and exhaust pipes. (A good thing is that many diesel trucks will have cleaner air coming out; still keeping your distance will be a good idea).

· If a smog alert is in affect it would be a good idea to take public transportation.

· If you can be flexible with your working hours consider traveling during time where traffic is lower.

Riding a bicycle is one of the best things you can do practically for the environment and your health. Cycling, running or walking are some very healthy habits everyone should adopt, so get your running clothing out and get into some motion. If cities were full of bikes instead of motorists there would be a lot less pollution.

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The Stage Race Returns For 2011

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:59:37 +0000

Victoria’s oldest and most prestigious cycle stage race, the Jayco Heralds Sun Tour has been given a fresh breath of excitement with the newly established UCI ProTour. The race will now take place from the 12^th of October till the 16^th starting up at the Whittlesea which is located at the outskirts of Melbourne, ending at the Lygon street in Melbourne. The event would also include the regional Victoria and host the 2010 UCI Road Cycling World Championships, Greenlong.

The timing of the event makes it just perfect for riders of Australia of world class standards as well as from abroad being able to participate in the event. Some of the world’s strongest professional outfits would be there for the Jayco Herald Sun Tour according its race director Michael Hands.

As per Mr Hands, they were working in tandem with the UCI organisers as well as the Tour of Beijing organisers so as to make sure that the best of teams or outfits are there participating in the Jayco Herald Sun Tour event. Australia, he mentioned, would be hosting the strongest team with riders of name and fame like Cameron Meyer and Jack Bobridge and many others of similar stature in the cycling world.

Enthusiasm has also been indicated for the event by the minister of sports of Australia. The Minister mentioned about the huge number of spectators that the 2010 UCI Road World Championship event had attracted at Geelong. The government he said was therefore proud to develop this sport both in the recreational manner as well as professional manner in the country. This is good news indeed for cyclists who, at the end of the day, need their recognition and also earn enough so that they too can hire wealth managers like Rowan Dartington.

The event he mentioned would also allow for spreading out the information on the rich attributes that Victoria contains especially the booming areas of Ballarat and Geelong. Simon Gerrans, Gary and Shane Sutton, Barry Waddell and Russell Mockridge are some of the renowned cyclists of the Sun Tour who are Australian’s and would do the country proud, he hoped.

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Bicycles and Pollution

admin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:33:08 +0000

· Wearing a mask or air filter will protect you from airborne particles however it may not protect you from carbon monoxide.

· If a smog alert is in affect it would be a good idea to take public transportation.

· If you can be flexible with your working hours consider traveling during time where traffic is lower.

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